So Many Charities Flawed or Corrupt.

Stars, royals and businessmen have donated more than £1.7 million to a foundation set up by former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba. Supporters, including Donna Air (inset), Princess Beatrice, pictured with Drogba (left) at a 2012 fundraiser, Frank Lampard, Christine Bleakley and Una Healey, at a 2010 event, were told the cash would build a hospital and help educate impoverished children in his West African homeland of Ivory Coast. But, disturbingly, accounts show that just £14,115 went to good causes. More than 30 times that amount - £439,321 - was spent putting on lavish fundraising parties, where the Princess and other famous guests enjoyed champagne and were entertained by leading pop stars - while the rest was left languishing in accounts and the hospital (inset) has been left empty. Last night, the Charity Commission launched an urgent probe after being handed a dossier of evidence by the Mail.